05-31-00: Jim M. tied me in with this great
site that offers every Tolkien computer game imaginable for download. You've got to stop
by! More

05-31-00: Here's an interesting article from TheOneRing.com. You probably already know that
Jackson is going to be carrying the Olympic flame on its trip from Greece to Sydney,
Australia. More info is inside. More

05-30-00: Cirdan got the full scoop from New
Line Cinema on who did the music for the Internet-released LOTR trailer. More info here: More

05-30-00: Here is Father Geek's take on the
Gollum pics posted (and then taken down) by TheOneRing.net. Personally, I think they
should've held off on posting them, but the cat is out of the bag now. More

05-30-00: Max tipped me off to this LOTR
computer game, called Riders of Rohan, that I never even knew existed. Very
interesting. More

05-30-00: Cinescape
has pictures of Gimli in full costume and (the kicker) some shots of the CGI for Gollum!
Check them out! More

05-29-00: Jonny at The Realm of the Ring stopped by the Gates of
Moria set and found that it's being taken down. He has a photo for us. More

05-29-00: Bob L. pointed out to me the other
day that this band on MP3.com claims that they've involved in LOTR in some way. True or
false? More

05-28-00: Cirdan has come up with some totally
awesome pics of filming with Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orcs, and Elves. Check 'em out!
More

05-27-00: Father Geek has scored some
information on a European showing of the "Lord of the Rings" 6-minute
reel. Perhaps this is the same reel that Cirdan saw. Detailed descriptions await the rabid
Tolkien fan: More

05-27-00: Check out the "User
Friendly" comic strip for May 27th: More

05-27-00: With this talk of Sierra's planned
RPG Tolkien game being worked on again, I figured it would be nice to take a look at some
of the LOTR games that have come before. Ron Prichard has some info for us. More

05-26-00: Cirdan got another look at the
famous 6-minute LOTR preview clip. This time it was on the big screen! His review is
available here: More

05-26-00: TheOneRing.com
has discovered similarities between a recently-released LOTR photo and a capture from
Bakshi's film. More

05-25-00: If you haven't already done so,
head over to the official X-Men movie site and download the latest trailer. It has some
great shots of Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) with limited dialogue and everything. More

05-24-00: Is Sierra's Middle Earth Online
RPG game still being developed? It had supposedly been cancelled last year. I wonder
what's up. More

05-24-00: For nostalgic and comparison
purposes, here's a review of Ralph Bakshi's animated version of Lord of the Rings
from Zealot.com. More

05-24-00: Here is more information on allaged
cruelty to horses on LOTR sets. Feel free to discuss this issue on our message board. More

05-24-00: For those visitors who have their
own LOTR movie sites, here is an announcement of the creation of a new Tolkien movie web
ring. More

05-23-00: TheOneRing.com
has an long interview with Liv Tyler (Arwen) posted on their home page. If you're bored,
go check it out. More

05-23-00: John Cook over at Sev.com.au has posted another LOTR-related contest and is
asking fans to submit punchlines once again. More

05-22-00: For you horse lovers, LOTR producer
Barrie Osborn is busy dealing with accusations of cruelty to horses. Is this hype or
truth? More

05-22-00: TheOneRing.net
has some awesome photos of Saruman and Arwen in full costume. Don't know where they got
them. More

05-22-00: Hugo Julius reconstructed the home
page of the official German Lord of the Rings site and uncovered a nifty
Fellowship pic. More

05-21-00: Satin from The Realm of the Ring checks in with some
information on horses being used in filming The Lord of the Rings. More

05-21-00: Lord of the Rings has
received its first national exposure! TheOneRing.com
has the story. Anybody have a tape of this? More

05-19-00: Houghton Mifflin is in the process
of releasing two new books all about J.R.R. Tolkien, his books, his life, and his writing.
Exciting! More

05-19-00: New Line is aggresively pursuing
deals with various international organizations who want a piece of the Lord of the
Rings pie. More

05-19-00: Jonny checks in with an exclusive
scoop regarding LOTR film ratings, specifically The Two Towers, which has lots of
battles. More

05-19-00: Myst and Riven are my
favorite computer games, so I'm pleased to announce that the sequal to both of these
games, Myst 3, is going to be starring Brad Dourif
(Wormtongue). A trailer is already available. More

05-18-00: TheOneRing.com
has an article confirming that New Line will release the first LOTR film worldwide on
December 15th, 2001. More

05-17-00: Apple.com
has been named the number one site for movie trailer downloads, due largely to the success
of the LOTR preview. More

05-17-00: Harry over at Ain't It Cool News checks in with more details
on Ethan Hawke's involvement (or non-involvement) with LOTR. More

05-17-00: Jonny created a really nice closeup
shot of the White Rider in his recent photograph of a horse charge at Helm's Deep. More

05-17-00: Jason P. Wyatt has manufactured a
RealVideo version of the LOTR trailer for visitors with slow connections. It's just 6.8
megs! More

05-16-00: I was perusing Sir Ian McKellen's
(Gandalf) official web site this evening when I
noticed that Ugluk's casting was mentioned. You'll never guess who the actor is! There
seems to be a pattern here. More

05-16-00: We have a pic of the Mt. Potts area
now, and Jonny managed to snap a fantastic photo of a horse charge at Helm's Deep. The
horse charge isn't that important, though, when compared to what else he caught on his
precious roll of film. Can anybody say "White Rider?" More

05-16-00: Jonny has a report for us regarding
a new set being constructed near Wellington. Could Jackson be doing more Rivendell
filming? More

05-15-00: I'm back from vacation (duh) and
have tons of e-mail to sort. Just what I wanted to do. Anyway, here's my vacation report
if you're at all interested. Oh, and I also include a synopsis of our latest news. More

05-15-00: The folks at Tol Galen got some RealVideo footage of areas
around Closeburn, which are allegedly being used for Amon Hen scenes. More

05-15-00: According to this news clip from Tol Galen, Queenstown is still in the LOTR mix as a
definite filming location. More info here: More

05-15-00: The latest info for Wellingtonian
casting hopefuls. A tad dated (the original article ran on the 8th), but some might still
find it useful. More

05-15-00: Sir Ian McKellen's (Gandalf)
official site has been updated. This latest update includes lots of interesting questions
from fans. More

05-15-00: Looks like a new set is going up
near or on Mt. Potts. I have no clue where this is. If anybody has additional info, let me know. More

05-15-00: What's up with this? We thought
Ethan Hawke was out as Faramir, but this article from The Daily Express says otherwise. More

05-10-00: Here's the update I promised.
Remember, I'll be back on the 15th and will begin updating again regularly at that time.
Joe took a frame of Mordor from the LOTR preview and darkened it up a bit to make it look
more sinister. The effect is really stunning. I suggest you take a look: More

05-10-00: Joseph F. came up with this fairly
original (and humorous) poem which I'm sure sums up the feelings of many other fans like
me. More

05-10-00: Jonny from The Realm of the Ring stopped by Helm's Deep
and observed some filming which was intriguing to say the least. More

05-05-00: I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow.
It'll be a good break for me, but how will you get your movie news and when will I be
back? More

05-05-00: The Dominion has some news on audition opportunities for all you lucky
New Zealanders that have the time to get involved. More

05-05-00: The Evening Post has confirmed what we brought to your
attention yesterday: Karl Urban is indeed going to portray Éomer. More

05-04-00: In case you haven't found it, E! Online's latest "Ask the Insider" area has
some facsinating LOTR qestions and answers. More

05-04-00: One of our New Zealand spies took a
hike through the Tongariro region and picked up some interesting clues and LOTR info.
More

05-03-00: Some of my Internet spies have
discovered several reports that Eomer has been cast. This is very good news. More info
inside: More

05-03-00: Nona reports that Sean Bean
(Boromir) is tentatively scheduled to return to New Zealand to continue filming sometime
around May 12th.

05-03-00: This Dominion article has remarks from producer Barrie
Osborne. He's finding similarities in special effects requirements for The
Matrix in 1999 and The Lord of the Rings starting in 2001. Very interesting.
More

05-03-00: Carl Boening was kind enough to
send us 9 pics from his recent journey through New Zealand. Yes, there are some LOTR
tidbits. More

05-03-00: If it's been confirmed by 3 sources
than it's good enough for us. David Wenham is officially in as Faramir, Hawke's
replacement. More

05-03-00: Sam from the California film studio
called Elemental Films dropped me a line with news that their operation has been put on
hold. More

05-02-00: Michael Stroud has been doing a
bi-monthly article for Wired News on, you guessed it,
the upcoming films. Here's his latest news. More

05-02-00: The Realm of the Ring has come up with a
couple more fantastic animations utilizing the LOTR preview footage. Check them out.
More

04-29-00: Planet Tolkien has received word that Lord of
the Rings filming is on hold. Also, rumor has it that some actors have had a falling
out. More

04-29-00: Looking for news on the latest
filming going on at Whakapapa? Scoop.co.nz has an
article and lots of pics available for us here. More

04-29-00: Winona sends us some info on some
American commercials for Acuvue, which Sean Bean (Boromir) will be appearing in. More

04-29-00: E!
Online's latest LOTR update is completed. They have lots of new stuff for you to look
at, including a brief description of Sauron! More

04-29-00: Suite101.com
has published Michael Martinez's latest article. I haven't actually had time to review it
yet, so why don't you? More

04-28-00: Daniel Tonal sent me these links to
some LOTR articles recently published in Spanish magazines. I'm posting them here for our
Spanish visitors. Click here
and here to visit both
articles. Interesting stuff.

04-28-00: Johannes Spoerl, webmaster of the
official German LOTR movie site, dropped me a line today to inform be that the current
site is not a beta version as previously thought, but is final and now has news. More

04-28-00: Nona feeds us a little more info on
Sean Bean's upcoming film called Essex Boys. The reports say Sean is really good
in it. More

04-27-00: My friend Joram over at Ringbearer has a scan of a letter that is now
being included with orders of LOTR from the New Line store. More

04-16-00: J.P. has reviewed a recent stage
production of "The Hobbit" that was shown at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Interesting reading. More

04-15-00: Our
sister site, The Realm of the Ring, has
come up with another animation using some of the LOTR preview footage. More

04-15-00: Jonathan D. sent me his comments
regarding the recent news that broke on Ain't It Cool News that an Elven army might appear
at Helm's Deep in The Lord of the Rings. He addresses a few other issues too. More

04-15-00: Weta
Digital is still searching for digital effects specialists for Lord of the RIngs. They published an ad in the latest issue of Cinefex. More

04-14-00: Our
sister site, The Realm of the Ring, has
come up with another animation using some of the LOTR preview footage. More

04-14-00: Ralph picked up this report from an
extra (an Uruk-hai to be exact) from Ringbearer.
Interesting reading what an insider has to say. More

04-14-00: Jonny from the The Realm of the Ring has some tidbits
regarding Helm's Deep for us. His excellent site recently got some media attention as
well, so I'd like to encourage you to stop by
and check it out. More

04-13-00: Got some exciting news from
Jonathan D. just now. While going over our review of the LOTR trailer he found ... Orcs on
Wargs. More

04-13-00: J.P. is going to be attending a
production of "The Hobbit" at the Edinburgh Playhouse in Scotland and will review it for us. More

04-13-00: A visitor
suggested that we alert you once again to the "Integrity Petition" that the
folks at TheOneRing.com are running. Over 10,000 people have signed it already, but the closing
date is May 1st. More

04-13-00: Our
sister site, The Realm of the Ring, has
come up with another animation using some of the LOTR preview footage. More

04-13-00: Rodrigo at Ringzone.net is reporting that the music in the LOTR
preview was composed by Danny Elfman. More info is inside: More

04-13-00: Josh M. writes in to confirm that
the LOTR preview music is most certainly NOT Carmina Burana. Who was the true composer? More

04-12-00: The folks at TheForce.net seem to be a little upset that the LOTR
trailer beat TPM's record for total downloads. They're making up excuses as to why this
doesn't prove that LOTR is more popular than TPM. This link will take you to their page.
Just scroll down to the bottom and read: More

04-12-00: I've received more information
regarding the musical track for the recent LOTR preview. Lots of rumors and speculation
here. More

04-12-00: According to this Daily Variety article, the folks at New Line will be releasing more teasers as the
trilogy release dates approach. More

04-12-00: Scoop.co.nz reports that filming
is proceeding at Mt. Ruapheu, but attempts to keep fans from filming the proceedings have
failed. More

04-11-00: Andrew H. has some interesting news
regarding LOTR publicity in New Zealand. He also caught an interview with LOTR's producer.
More

04-11-00: Thanks to Tom G. for tipping us off
to this CNN article. It's a list of celebrities' favorite books. Most of the folks listed
picked LOTR. More

04-11-00: Our
sister site, The Realm of the Ring, has
come up with another animation using some of the LOTR preview footage. More

04-11-00: John Cook notified me this morning
that his site, Sev.com, is running a week-long LOTR
punchline contest. Check it out! More

04-10-00: This just in. In New Line's
post-LOTR preview press release, it has been confirmed that over 1.7 million fans
downloaded the footage. This breaks every record on the book, even Star Wars: Episode I. More

04-10-00: Our
sister site, The Realm of the Ring, has
come up with another animation using some of the LOTR preview footage. More

04-10-00: Sir Ian McKellen will be in a guest
chat tonight on Yahoo! at 8:30 PM EDT, which is 5:30 PM
PDT. I'll be there myself, so stop by! More

04-10-00: Kaal
sends in his own preview observations, and confirms a few that were proposed by Leonard
below. Includes pics. More

04-09-00: Our
sister site, The Realm of the Ring, has
come up with a cool animation using some of the LOTR preview footage. More

04-09-00: Leonard S. sends in his own
thoughts on various scenes in the LOTR preview reel. There is some interesting info here.
Also, Cirdan has explained to me the whole Boromir with Ring issue. More

04-08-00: Here is Daily Radar's shot-by-shot coverage of the LOTR
preview footage. Some interesting things, but nothing new. More

04-08-00: You've all been waiting for this
... haven't you? It's my review of the LOTR preview. Includes screen captures from the
reel. More

04-08-00: Simon G. from Australia sent
me this information about a theatre production of "The Hobbit" that is currently
touring down under. More

04-08-00: This is Movieline.com's article about the LOTR preview. Hey,
they actually posted one of my quotes from April 2nd. Check it out! More

04-07-00: Straight from MSNBC, the announcement of a merge between Won.net and PrizeCentral.net.
What does this have to do with LOTR? Included is a mention of a multiplayer LOTR game in
the works. More

04-07-00: Steve D. sent me this very
funny "excerpt" from the LOTR script. This is sort of a late April Fool's joke
for any interested parties. More

04-06-00: The folks at New Line just sent me this official
press release announcing to the media the pending release of the LOTR preview. Keep your
eyes open for news coverage on your local television stations! More

04-06-00: Here's an update from me regarding the down time we
experienced last week. I also have some exciting news regarding this site. More

04-06-00: Tomorrow is the day! We've received a tentative
release time, as well as this final countdown image. It's our own Mr. Frodo Baggins
himself. Hmmm, should we brace for some major bandwidth usage? More

04-06-00: It's in the wee hours of the morning here and I'm
waiting for the next countdown image to arrive. While I wait, here's an e-mail from Nona
with an exclusive review of the Sean Bean (Boromir) film Essex Boys. More

04-06-00: Dang, so much news to post! Though their online
store, New Line is offering a bonus with each copy of LOTR they sell: a full-color letter
from Peter Jackson about his love for the books and plans for the film. More

04-06-00: Looks like a New Zealand radio station went a
little too far with an April Fool's joke. Thanks to TheOneRing.com
and Sharon for this. More

04-04-00: It's day 3, and we're getting close to ground zero.
The pic today looks to be a group of Hobbits, perhaps the 4 heroes themselves? More

04-04-00: Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) has updated his E-Post
area. He has even posted an image of his shadow. The shadow of Gandalf. More

04-04-00: Thanks to Cirdan at Herr Der Ringe Film for this article. It's
basically a synopsis of some of the alterations Peter Jackson is making to the LOTR films.
Some interesting deviations are being taken. More

04-04-00: The folks at TheOneRing.com
got to this first. More concerns from a LOTR fan who doesn't like the direction the films
are taking. More

04-04-00: Here's the first coverage we've seen of the
countdown to the LOTR footage release. Thanks to Judy for this Evening Post article. More

04-03-00: It's day 4, and the associated countdown image is
available. It's quite obviously a pic of some cool hand-to-hand combat. More

04-02-00: It's day 5, and the associated countdown image is
available. It looks to be a battle of some sort. Possibly Helm's Deep. More

04-01-00: Tol Galen
snagged this article about a wedding that recently took place at the Rivendell set. Kind
of interesting for females, I guess. More

04-01-00: It's day 6, and the associated countdown image is
wicked. How could New Line do this to us? A pic of Legolas on the 6th day? More

04-01-00: E! Online's
monthly LOTR article has been released. Lots of news regarding Liv Tyler as Arwen and the
Rivendell set. More